Blab (Verb)
Meaning 1
Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- My aunt loves to blab about the latest celebrity gossip and will talk about it for hours if you let her.
- During the meeting, our coworker started to blab about her weekend and lost track of the discussion.
- After a few drinks, he began to blab about his entire life story to anyone who would listen.
- She's always blabbing about her cats and shows you every picture on her phone.
- My roommate tends to blab about her favorite TV shows and never stops talking.
Synonyms
- Clack
- Maunder
- Prattle
- Tattle
- Palaver
- Gibber
- Gabble
- Piffle
- Tittle-tattle
- Chatter
- Prate
- Twaddle
- Blabber
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meaning 2
Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She wouldn't blab about what she saw, no matter how much they paid her.
- He's not someone you can trust with your secrets, he's known to blab about other people's business.
- After one drink, she started to blab about the company's finances to a stranger.
- John's big mouth would eventually blab the surprise party to the birthday boy.
- If you tell her about your plans, she'll blab it to the whole neighborhood.